Doing shorty headers this weekend?

[D-LASH]

yikes! seriously? ...I think I'd like to do it once. thats scary!!

[TXHEMI]

This too is on my mod list. Time is $$- I'm going to get the stage8 bolts, thanks for the info everyone.

[Fireman2118]

D-Lash, I just wanna throw 2 more cents in. I used the stock bolts too, at first, but after crawling under the car to re-tighten them TWICE because of leaks (and yes, they were torqued to spec the first time), I said, forget this. I bought the Stage 8 bolts and crawled back under for another 2-4 hour job(no car lift) and installed the locking header bolts. So when you think about just the labor alone using non-locking bolts, that 42 bucks doesn't seem so expensive now, does it????

That was my point. How much is your time and effort worth?

[cleary524]

The OEM SRT8 header bolts have worked great for me for two years now, not to mention they're pretty cheap. They have threadlocker pre applied.

Another good tip: apply some 850* Copper RTV gasket maker high temp silicone around the OEM header gasket and the collector flange of the header. Great little extra surety for a tight seal! I'll post you pic of what I'm talking about.





Let the good times roll buddy!